In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Join the conversation each weekday on ”In Focus” as host Carolyn Hutcheson talks with: artists, historians, experts, environmentalists, musicians, authors, and other big thinkers and change makers. Carolyn brings her three decades of on-air experience, her curious mind, and her warm conversational style to each episode. We hope you join us and take time to bring your world, In Focus.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Join the conversation each weekday on ”In Focus” as host Carolyn Hutcheson talks with: artists, historians, experts, environmentalists, musicians, authors, and other big thinkers and change makers. Carolyn brings her three decades of on-air experience, her curious mind, and her warm conversational style to each episode. We hope you join us and take time to bring your world, In Focus.
Twitter:
@troypublicradio
Language:
English
Contact:
8008006616
Website:
http://troypublicradio.org/
Email:
publicradio@troy.edu
Episodes
"Political Newswrap Includes a Whale of a Wildcard" - TPR's In Focus - July 26, 2024
7/26/2024
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about a turbulent week in national politics and the possible effect on voters in the Alabama Congressional District Two election. Plus, Todd has a whale of a Wildcard!
Duration:00:04:49
"Siblings Collaborate on Comfort of Crows Book" - TPR's In Focus - July 25, 2024
7/25/2024
Writer Margaret and artist Billy Renkl are siblings who have collaborated on several notable books, the latest of which is "The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year." They talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus for The Storyline book series in this part one of a two-part interview.
Duration:00:09:48
"Canoe Slalom Olympian Checks In From France" - TPR's In Focus - July 24, 2024
7/24/2024
In his second interview from France before the 2024 Paris Olympics, U.S. Whitewater Canoe Slalom Team member Casey Eichfeld talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his training schedule, the Olympic experience, and his woodworking art featuring river and stream designs in epoxy.
Duration:00:09:48
"Olympian Recalls Time At Montgomery Whitewater Park" - TPR's In Focus - July 23, 2024
7/23/2024
Casey Eichfeld of Charlotte, N.C., is a member of the U.S. Olympic Whitewater Team in Canoe Slalom. While in France, he talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his previous Olympic experiences and his impressions of Montgomery Whitewater Park, where he competed last spring for a spot on the U.S. team.
Duration:00:09:48
"Providence Canyon" - TPR's In Focus - July 20, 2024
7/20/2024
One of Georgia's "Seven Natural Wonders" is Providence Canyon State Park in southwest Georgia. Known as Georgia's Little Grand Canyon, Interpretive Ranger Reba Bolton tells Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus how the canyon got its name. This program is part of the Tri-State Travel series.
Duration:00:09:42
"Newswrap Milwaukee" - TPR's In Focus - July 19, 2024
7/19/2024
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about his trip to the Republican National Convention. And his Wildcard is about an Alabama Centenarian who loves life!
Duration:00:04:47
"Artificial Intelligence and Precautions to Take Now" - TPR's In Focus - July 18, 2024
7/18/2024
On The Exchange, Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about A.I., Artificial Intelligence, and how it is impacting people's lives and finances. She shares precautionary advice to prevent being scammed.
Duration:00:09:38
"The Politics of 1936, with Similarities to Today" - TPR's In Focus - July 17, 2024"
7/17/2024
Colonel Bryan Morgan, Retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about politics in the 1930s, when his father's uncle, Luther Patrick of Birmingham was elected to Congress after being hit on the head with a ketchup bottle by his political opponent. The colorful politician was also a radio host, songwriter, poet, and author.
Duration:00:09:51
"Newswrap Has a UFO Cruising Down a Highway" - TPR's In Focus - July 12, 2024
7/12/2024
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the status of Education in Alabama. And Todd's Wildcard is about a UFO seen cruising down the highway!
Duration:00:04:49
"Alabama Author Betty Gerson Recalls Bold Move to Switzerland" - TPR's In Focus - July 11, 2024
7/11/2024
Betty Gerson, an Alabama native, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about her childhood in Montgomery and her adult years in Switzerland. She joins the Storyline book series with an intriguing look at the country she now calls home.
Duration:00:09:46
"Lighthearted WWII Era Comedy to Debut in Wetumpka" - TPR's In Focus - July 10, 2024
7/10/2024
Playwrights Kristy Meanor, Artistic Director of the Wetumpka Depot Players, and Doug Segrest, award-winning sportwriter, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about their latest collaboration, "Hooray for Harry Wood," a comedy set in post - World War II Hollywood. The play debuts tomorrow at the Wetumpka Depot Theatre.
Duration:00:09:47
"The Past and Future of Drones" - TPR's In Focus - July 9, 2024
7/9/2024
The story of Drone technology goes back further than most people realize, so Colonel Al Allenback, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) shares that history with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus. Troy University offers an Unmanned Aerial Systems course of study, for which Colonel Allenback is Program Director.
Duration:00:09:46
"Newswrap Tells of Strange Coincidence for Founding Fathers" - TPR's In Focus - July 5, 2024
7/8/2024
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the recent Presidential Debate and the possible implications on Democratic voter turnout in Alabama's new Congressional District Two. And the Wildcard is about a strange coincidence of fate concerning our founding fathers.
Duration:00:04:52
"Grey Wolf Pilots Discuss Legacy, Part Two" - TPR's In Focus - July 4, 2024
7/8/2024
On July 4th, In Focus features part two of an interview at Maxwell AFB about the new Air Force MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter. Instructor pilots Lt. Col. Derek Cumbie, 58 Operations Group Detachment 3 Commander, and Lt. Col. Kyle Cumbie with the 908th Airlift Wing, Alabama's only Air Force Reserve Unit, talk with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about why they chose to serve their country in the U.S. military. Lt. Col. Wamser was a rescue pilot in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Duration:00:09:49
"Grey Wolf Helicopter Arrives At Maxwell" - TPR's In Focus - July 3, 2024
7/8/2024
In Focus recently paid a visit to Maxwell Air Force Base to view the state-of-the-art Grey Wolf helicopter. Instructor pilots Lt. Col. Derek Cumbie, 58 Operations Group Detachment 3 Commander, and Lt. Col. William Kyle Wamser of the 908th Airlift Wing Program Integration Office, sat down with Carolyn Hutcheson to discuss the helicopter and its critical mission. This is part one of a two-part interview.
Duration:00:09:29
"Alabama Retail Experiencing Change in 2024" - TPR's In Focus - June 26, 2024
6/26/2024
On The Exchange, Nancy Dennis, Director of Public Relations for the Alabama Retail Association, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the general health of the retail economy in Alabama.
Duration:00:09:49
"Archaeologists Take New Look At British Fort in Chattahoochee, FL" - TPR's In Focus - June 25, 2024
6/25/2024
Florida historian and author Dale Cox talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about recent archaeological investigations into a Chattahoochee, Florida, British fort, using the latest scientific instruments. The fort figured into the lead-up to the Battle of New Orleans. Chattahoochee is part of the Tri-State Travel series, with its Native American mounds, its early American and Civil War history, its trail system, and its listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Duration:00:09:47
"Newswrap - Rickwood Field" - TPR's In Focus June 21, 2024
6/21/2024
On The Newswrap, Todd Stacy, Host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the Thursday night game at Rickwood Field, the nation's oldest baseball field. Baseball great Willie Mays, an Alabama son, passed away before he could attend the game in his honor. Todd's Wildcard is about an epic fight among three top predators.
Duration:00:04:48
"Summer Driving" - TPR's In Focus - June 20, 2024
6/21/2024
Clay Ingram, Public Relations Manager for AAA Alabama, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the newly implemented Hands Free Cell Phone law for drivers. He also shares tips for summer travel, which is expected to be the nation's busiest for all transportation modes.
Duration:00:09:28
"Juneteenth" - TPR's In Focus - June 19, 2024
6/20/2024
Alabama historian Dr. Richard Bailey talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the origin of June 19th, 1865, as Juneteenth. The discussion includes the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, Horace King, and Daniel Pratt.
Duration:00:09:25